Legal Opinion
Zepp v. Mayor & Council of the City of Athens
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 18, 1986No. 42848PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Presiding Justice.
In this case, plaintiffs are purchasers of water from the City of Athens’ water system through meters located within Clarke County but outside the Athens city limits. They filed this complaint in which they aver that the rates charged them for water are 2.25 times the rates charged persons who purchase water inside the city limits. They seek a declaratory judgment that the city’s water ordinance is unconstitutional in that it deprives the plaintiffs of property without due process of law. They also argue that the water-service agreement between them and the city is…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Woodside v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1958
- City of Phoenix v. KasunArizona Supreme Court · 1939
- South Georgia Power Co. v. BaumannSupreme Court of Georgia · 1929
- Barr v. City Council of AugustaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
- Lawson v. City of MoultrieSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
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3Cited by28 opinions
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